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' J. W. PRY.

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NO- 292,163- Patentedian. A22, 1884,

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SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters. Patent No. 292,163, Vdated January .22, 1884.

` Application filed November 13,1881?. (No model.)

'O all whom, it may concern:y

Beit known that I, J OrINl IV. FRY, of the city, county, and State of New York, have i-nvented a newwand Vuseful Improvement in Bi-.

cycle-Supports; and vI do hereby declare that the following 'is a fullv and exact description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this speciiication.

My invention relates to a portable support for bicycles; and it consists in a semi-tubular base-piece. transversely notched in the center on its under side to fit upon the rim of the wheel, and to whose ends are pivoted telescopic rods adapted to close and fold inward into the recess of the base-piece, and when opened out to extend up and embrace with their outer ends the hub of thel wheel, the object of any improvement being to furnish a light, neat, portable support adapted to be quickly adjusted for the support of the wheel in its upright position. In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front viewof a bicycle upheld by my improved support, the rim of the wheel being out in' section to illustraten the notch in the basepiece of the support. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the support when folded up; Fig. 3, a View in perspective of one end of the base-piece on an enlarged scale, illustrating the pivotal attachment of the supporting-rod thereto and the hook for locking it; Fig. 4, a similar view of the crutch adapted to' embrace the hub, and Fig. 5 a detached perspective view" on an enlarged scale of the central portion of the basepiece, illustrating the combination of a rubber lining. with the edge of the notches therein.

A represents a semi-tubular metallic basepiece of suitable length to afford a proper transverse base for the support of the wheel.

rlhe edges of this base-piece, forming its under side, are notched transversely in the middle of its length, as at B, to t over the rim or felly ofthe wheel, and the edge of each notch is lined by slitting abit of thick rubber cord,

C, lengthwise, and causing the slit to embrace or bite the edge of thenotch, as illustrated in` against one side thereof by means of a trans- Verse pin, e, (see Fig. 4,) so as to be free to swing freely therein in a plane parallel with the length of the base-piece, and thus to fold inward into the longitudinal recess or groove upon its under side and outward over its upper side to an angle ofiorty-five degrees (more or less) with a line perpendicular to the center of said upper side. The slots within which the rods D are thus pivoted are cut, respectively, on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis ofthe base-piece.

IVithin each pivoted tubular rod D is tted a second rod or crutch, E, adapted to slide freely in and out of the same, to constitute an extension thereto, this extension-rod being rmly xed, when drawn out to the desired length,by means of a set-screw, F, led through the side of the rod toengageit. The upper or outerl end ofthe rod or crutch E is adapted to fit under and partially embrace the end of the hub, and is covered with rubber or other soft material to cushion its Contact with the hub. (SeeFig. 4.) One of the telescopic supporting-arms D, when swung up from the base piece to engage the hub, is locked by means of a hook, H, (see Fig. 3,) pivoted to the upper side of the end of the base-plate.

In ttingthe support to theivheel, the wheel being chained or locked in the usual manner, the telescopic rods are adjusted to aproper length and 4fired by the set-screws F. vThelockrod D is then swung out` and locked by the hook II, (see Fig. 3,) and while the wheel is 4upheld by one'hand this locked rod is inserted between the spokes of the wheel to bring its crutch into engagement ou the opposite side with the hub and the base-piece into contact with the ground at right angles with the wheel, the rim of the wheel being spanned by the notch in the base-piece, as illustrated in Fig. l. The crutch on the second rod'D is now swung around into position under t-he opposite end of the hub, completing the support `of the wheel. The base-piece A, thus secured upon the groundtransversely to the wheel and engaging its hub, will afford a firm base of supi port, and serve to uphold the wheel securely in an upright position.

When the support is not in use,it is readily stowed away in small compass by loosening the set-screw, sliding the upper crutch-rod of inward into lille parallel therewith, and outward to converge toward each other above the 15 base-piece, and engage the hub of the wheel, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN W. FRY.

\\"ilnesses:

G. H. SPENCER, A. XV. Srnroisn. 

